Letoya Luckett-She Aint Got Shit On Me (Video)

This is a pretty hot video, I always thought this should've been her first single...but then I actually listened to the lyrics of "Not Anymore" and kinda understood why they chose it. HOT VIDEO, Letoya showing these hoes that you CAN step out of Beyonce's shadow and be relevant...me likey! ALBUM IN STORES AUGUST 25TH [UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE]

Beyonce- Broken Hearted Girl (Video)

There's been ALOT of people hating on BEYONCE for doing a whole black & white series of videos but I say kudos to her! I'm all for being different and artistic non conformity I love it! if you know me I love everything B&W from photos to movies..it makes everything look sleek, chic, & classic!

Electrik Red

Who is Electrik Red you ask?......Well, just think if Vanity 6 and En Vogue got into a lesbian love affair and conceived....Electrik Red would be their love child. Comprised of Sarah, Binkie, Lesley and Naomi If you don't know of them and you think they look familiar that's because they do!!...They've been in your some of your favorite videos from "Sensual Seduction" to "Shawty is a 10" and now it's their turn to step out from background as show pieces and get fore front status.... I've been in love with these chicks since their first single "Drink In My Cup" hit the air waves sadly that single didn't get much radio play..but their debut album will be hitting the shelves this tuesday May 26, 2009 and I know I will be stopping by the music store to pick it up AND purchasing it on iTunes (they usually give you something extra).....I hope you do the same

OH....& check out their BLOG & also peep their MYSPACE page

Raphael Saadiq-The Way I See It

Raphael Saadiq has been a dominant force in R&B for over twenty years as the front man of groups Tony Toni Tone and Lucy Pearl. As a producer he's worked with everyone from D'Angelo to Joss Stone. Now with his fourth studio album, Saadiq bravely takes on the R&B sound of the '60's and shows great homage to a wonderful era. "The Way I See It" is one of the best R&B albums released in the last six months and I can guarantee if you like REAL music then you won't be disappointed. With this album Saadiq defines what Rhythm & Blues truly is. Although he holds it down on his own, he reaches out to some influential artist, including Stevie Wonder, who plays harmonica on "Never Give You Up", British singer Joss Stone, on the "Just One Kiss" duet and Jay-Z is featured on the bonus track "Oh Girl" remix...which I really don't care for and I'm a huge Jay-Z fan, but I think he should've had Andre 3000 on this song, I can hear him doing something on that track....but, with the exception of the songs with Jay-Z and Joss Stone, if first heard, the album could easily be mistaken as something your mother, or grandmother would play with sounds resembling those of the Delfonics, Temptations, The Chi-Lites, and Smokey Robinson


I love this era because it takes us back to a time when everything was done with respect, class and dignity. Men and women addressed each other by their whole names with Mr. or Ms. in front of it...2008 is the 60's soul revival thanx to Solange and Raphael!

Smash or Trash? Kanye West

Kanye West- Love Lockdown (Listen/DL)

Everyone was wondering where this song came from when Kanye performed it on the VMA's, well it's his first single off his upcoming fourth album which is slated to be released December 18.....I'm glad because it's been a year ago today! since Graduation was released and he's tried to pull a janet jackson by releasing the majority of the album as singles..he's released 6 to be exact...but back to the lecture at hand.....The new single Love Lockdown I'm feeling it, because I'm loving the beat BUT that whole voice synthesizer/vocodor thing I'm really starting to get tired of it was Amazing when Roger Troutman of the Zapp Band did it and interesting when T-Pain brought it back out...but NOW it's starting 2 get like...OMG give it a rest!!!! now EVERYONE wants to get on the talk box in their songs...I just hope his whole album doesn't consist of this!

The Tings Tings: Shutup & Let Me Go (Video)

Okay, I first heard about them from iTunes, if you have it I advise you weekly to check the little tab on your right hand side that says "iTunes Store" and scroll down they have this thing called "Single of the Week" and you can find out about great new artist Jazmine Sullivan is the artist this week....

But, anyway...this video/song is contagious I love it because it kinda reminds me of  Justice D.A.N.C.E. video which had the most coolest graphics and t-shirt designs in there (check out the video after The Tings Tings video)

The Tings Tings- Shutup & Let Me Go


Justice-DANCE

SMASH or TRASH-NKOTB feat. New Edition

New Kids On The Block feat. New Edition- Full Service(Listen/DL)


Wow!!!! out of all my years of living I would've NEVER expected this collaboration. New Kids on The Block & New Edition uhm, again WOW! what can I say, the song sounds like something they would've done back in the mid '90's & because I was (keyword was) a teeny-bopper then I probably would've loved it (i.e. Jordan Knight's Give It To You) but *deep sigh* it's sad to say, this track falls short with me, but hey, people will do anything to make a comeback. You check it out and be the judge, I've spoken my peace.. hope I wasn't too brash... so now you decide..
SMASH? or TRASH?

Michelle Williams-Unexpected

UNEXPECTED ALBUM
(zip download)

This is Michelle's third solo studio project which she decided to venture off more into the secular field giving us a hoard of contemporary/pop/dance tracks, Michelle describes the album as a "dance-euro-club-pop type of album" which you can hear all through her first single "We Break The Dawn" which is produced by Wayne Wilkins and Andrew Frampton, who co-write the song with Solange, with other production collaborations from Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, The Heavyweights, Soulshock and Karlin, and Stargate.

Although the album does fall into ballad territory, but that's not a bad thing. In fact, "The Greatest," an anthematic slower-paced jam, is one of the best tracks on the album, showcasing Michelle's upper-range vocals and offering romance-ridden lyrics.

The album ends with the inspiring "Too Young for Love," a powerful conclusion that features some electric guitar shredding and big-sounding studio drums. It's a sweet closer for Unexpected, which, to steal inspiration from its name, is an unexpectedly delightful pop confection from a traditionally gospel solo singer. Michelle has proven that she can do pop-&-b as well as, if not better than, her DC sisters, but also turns that style into her own strain of electro-dance. It's a good "debut" from a veteran artist, one that continues to impede expectations by taking chances.


Standout Tracks: Hello Heartbreak; Private Party; Hungover; Too Young For Love

B-Side Tracks: Stop This Car; Unexpected

Next Single: The Greatest

Solange- Sandcastle Disco (Video)

So, like uhm again...I know i'm Solo'n yall out BUT I can't help it...I'm loving the direction she's taking musically... like I seriously can't wait until her album drops next week because I will be @ the mom & pop shop picking it up... this her second video to her official second single Sandcastle Disco I like it, I think it's cute, different and uuber retro which I've noticed a lot of artist are starting to go that route.....I just hope they don't begin to over popularize it though, because the industry can make us soooooooo tired of a certain thing (i.e. Hype Williams with the videos being in widescreen mode)..but @ any rate check out the video.....

Help Choose Jazmine Sullivans Next Single

Wanna help Jazmine choose her next single? Call 215.789.4753 to listen to three new songs off her upcoming album "Fearless" and vote on your favorite one!
MYSPACE.COM/JAZMINESULLIVAN

Angela Simmons: Center Of Attention (Video)

Well, first of all, honestly I didn't even know she had a song out, let alone shooting a video for it...& secondly uhm.............................yea, uhm, I know you mouth the words over the track while shooting a video BUT I think she over exaggerated the mouth movements a little too much...it's a cute video for her, & I'm loving the lil shameless plug of their "Pastry" line...lol but when she was in that closet posing did she NOT look like B.Scott? or was that just me???...

Center of Attention
by yardie4lifever2

Solange Album Cover

The sophomore album cover for Mini B Sol-Angel & The Hadley St. Dream has hit the net.....I like it....it's different but yall KNOW a Knowels seed would NOT be caught dead standing in front of side road garbage like that, she was sooooo pasted there..think i'm lie'n...check out the lower part of the picture like by the legs & what not you'll see the pixelated areas & how her shadow doesn't cast on the ground nor the tuba 

Rihanna: Disturbia (Video)

This is a very gothic video, & I love it!! Rihanna watching this video leads me to believe that she's headed for Madonna status because it seriously looks like something Madonna would've used to reinvent herself back in like the mid to late 90's....wasn't crazy about the song at first but the video makes me love it! I wonder who the choreographer was? because it looks like something Wade Robson would do.

Rihanna - Disturbia clip video ( New)
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Ryan Leslie gets Addicted

With his single "Diamond Girl" heating up the charts Ryan decided to take another stab at it and release another single from his forthcoming self titled album "Ryan Leslie" with the song featuring Cassie & Fabolous "Addicted" has been out for a good lil minute (but it's someones "new favorite" she knows who she is) AT ANY RATE....his album is slated to be released in September don't know the exact date, but will keep ya posted on that & the album cover once it's released. check out the the Addiction song.



here's the remix with fabolous Ryan Leslie feat. Cassie & Fabolous- Addicted (Remix) (Listen/DL)

and checkout Ryan on Myspace at MYSPACE.COM/RYANLESLIE
or his Youtube channel at YOUTUBE.COM/RYANLESLIETV

Robin Thicke: Magic (Video)

this is my jont, like NO BULL!!!!!.....I effin love this song...Robin Thicke went hard on this track, I can't wait for the album to drop in September....people are talking about the whole space theme of the video but I like it....it kinda goes with the song to me...& plus it's a MAJOR upgrade from that When I Get You Alone video...soo Kudos 2 him.

Badu Speaks

Okay, I was kind of skeptical about posting this story because I saw it on MTO & we ALL know how their stories are majorly FALSIFIED, but then this morning I was replying to some of the forums on the erykah-badu.com message boards & came across a forum titled "Erykah rips okp for insults & rudeness"....the back story, there were a LOT of negative forums going around on the okp forum about Badu having 3 children by 3 different men.

me personally I don't think it's any of their business who this lady chooses to father her kids as long as she's taking care of them & the fathers are taking care of them 2, Like she's no different than one of their cousins doing the same thing, but she don't have them on child support & the kids are not taken care of by the system, so I think as long as she's providing for her children FINANCIALLY they have NO right whatsoever to talk. I loved her response & I think it was even funny on certain levels. It's a long reply so I don't want to post it here so if you want to read it,CHECK IT OUT HERE.

Badu....Preggers?

Spotted at the the YBF, Erykah Badu is expecting her third child, this-time-around with producer Jay Electronica (who shared the cover of Urb with her earlier this year). I wonder what she will name this one, either way the baby will join son Seven Sirius (Andre' 3000), and daughter Puma Rose (The D.O.C.).

I love Erykah for the simple fact she keeps it real & she keeps it in the art family with her romances, and you can’t say these children won’t grow up to be some of the most artistic, knowledgeable (on a whole 'nother lever) kids around.

Now yall be the judge this is a video from her concert when I went back in May, May 28th to be exact & she didn't look pregnant here.......

but if she is, hopefully she'll revert back to Baduizm & give us a Live album of the whole New Amerykah 4th World War..that would SERIOUSLY be the dopest EVER!

Check out a vid of the 2 @ The Urb magazine photoshoot:

VIMBY - Jay Electronica

Discover/Download: J.Davey-The Beauty in Distortion/The Land of the Lost

Okay, so I've been waiting on this Album since like the beginning of the year & they've done me DOUBLE the justice with their double disc album "The Beauty in Distortion/The Land of the Lost", this group gives me hope for the future of music, they're giving us something different, so different that we can't categorize them in a specific genre it's just GREAT music that every & anyone can relate to. Their album is featured at the #5 spot on iTunes, you should stop by & download it, or check your local record stores.... and check them out on their myspace page MYSPACE.COM/JDAVEY

That New Badu?

Badu spoke briefly about her second album when I went to see her in concert this past May stating that it would be out this July, then she went on to say "But I'm not here to sell that album I'm here to promote my new album New Amerykah" & she ripped it from there... Well, I know it's only early July but dang when am I going to hear something on it, a promo poster a myspace bulletin SOMETHING...I'm feenin' for it

Rumor has it that “Return of the Ankh” (the 2nd installment to the "4th World War" compilation) is to be accompanied by a USB stick which Badu says will include extras ranging from footage of concerts, to commentary on the recording process and “me in the bathtub with Flavour Flav” [gotta love her sense of humor(I HOPE!)] - “I wanted to give away my materials…It’s about sharing, and that’s why I like this system”.

Either way tho, I'm super psyched about this new album because "New Amerykah Part 1: 4th World War” is probably one of my favorite albums @ the momentI don’t really understand people who don’t love it, I think it’s not only one of Badu’s best efforts but also one of the most creative albums I’ve heard in a long time. She’s too dope!

OH! & since her weed papers are coming out this July too, I wonder if that's going to be included with the album?!?!